Nature has a way of working out win-win scenarios as different species coexist with one another over long periods of time. Now that it’s September, we are surrounded by untold numbers of such relationships unfolding during this season of abundance … Continue reading
Jim Knickelbine
I am fortunate to have two daughters and a son who enjoy being outdoors. They’re not children anymore – the youngest is in college now – but we’ll always enjoy sharing nature with them. I’m especially lucky that before going … Continue reading
Biological autumn is already upon us despite the warm, humid days. All around, beleaguered bird-parents are being pestered by the hungry nestlings they’ve raised: wrens, catbirds, swallows, finches, ospreys. The sound of begging is everywhere, and sometimes, I pity the … Continue reading
Written by Alek Henseler, summer naturalist intern One afternoon, not too long ago, I was wandering around on the Woodland Dunes property near the marsh house when I came across a track in a small patch of wet earth. It … Continue reading
Written by Erica Groelle, naturalist intern A few weeks ago one of our interns, Breanna, noticed several white feathers on the ground near the tower at our headquarters of Woodland Dunes. She then saw them on the bottom level of the … Continue reading